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IGP CD Wickramaratne is appointed as a member of the National Sports Council.

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In accordance with Section 4(2) of the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973 (as amended) and the regulations made thereunder, as a member of the National Sports Council for a period of three years today (19) Inspector General of Police C.D. Mr. Wickramaratne has given the appointment from the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Mr. Roshan Ranasinghe.

After accepting the new appointment, a discussion was held to strengthen the anti-sports corruption unit to prevent the corruption of sports through bribery and the minister asked the Inspector General of Police Mr. CD Wickramaratne to give the necessary guidance to strengthen the special police unit to investigate sports offences to prevent sports corruption.

It is the hope of the Minister to get the advice and guidance needed to create a clean game free from fraud and corruption to do justice to the players through this post of the National Sports Council.

In addition to this, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. Roshan Ranasinghe, requested him to raise the standards of the game, formulate policies and develop the infrastructure related to the game.

A group of Sri Lanka Police senior officers including Mr. K. Mahesan, Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Dr. Shemal Fernando, Director General of the Sports Development Department, Senior Superintendent of Police W.A.J.H. Fonseka of the Sports Offenses Special Investigation Unit participated in this event

පොලිස්පති සී.ඩී.වික්‍රමරත්න මහතා ජාතික ක්‍රීඩා සභාවේ සාමාජිකයෙකු ලෙස පත් වේ.

1973 අංක 25 දරණ ක්‍රීඩා පනතේ (සංශෝධිත පරිදි) 4(2) වගන්තියට අනුව සහ එහිදී සාදන ලද රෙගුලාසිවලට අනුව වසර තුනක කාලයක් සඳහා ජාතික ක්‍රීඩා සභාවේ සාමාජිකයෙකු ලෙස අද (19) දින පොලිස්පති සී.ඩී. වික්‍රමරත්න මහතා ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය රොෂාන් රණසිංහ මහතා එම පත්වීම ලබා දී තිබේ.

අල්ලස් මගින් ක්‍රීඩාව දූෂණය වීම වැලක්වීම සදහා ක්‍රීඩා දූෂණ මර්දන ඒකකය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සදහා වූ සාකච්ඡාවක් නව පත්වීම භාර ගැනීමෙන් අනතුරුව පැවැත්වු අතර ක්‍රීඩා දූෂණ වැලැක්වීම සදහා ක්‍රීඩා වැරදි සෙවීමේ විශේෂ පොලිස් ඒකකය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය මගපෙන්වීම ලබා දෙන ලෙස මෙහි දී අමාත්‍යවරයා පොලිස්පති සී.ඩී.වික්‍රමරත්න මහතා හට පැවසීය.

ක්‍රීඩකයින්ට සාධාරණයක් ඉටු කිරීමට ක්‍රීඩාව රැක ගැනීමට වංචාවෙන්, දූෂණයෙන් තොර පිරිසිදු ක්‍රීඩාවක් නිර්මාණය කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය උපදෙස් හා මග පෙන්වීම ජාතික ක්‍රීඩා සභාවේ මෙම තනතුර හරහා නොඅඩුව ලබා ගැනීම අමාත්‍යවරයාගේ බලාපොරොත්තුව වී ඇත.

ඊට අමතරව ක්‍රීඩාවේ ප්‍රමිතීන් නංවාලීමට, ප්‍රතිපත්ති සම්පාදනය කිරීමට සහ ක්‍රීඩාවට අදාළ යටිතල පහසුකම් සංවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා අපගේ ක්‍රීඩකයින් හට ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රීඩාවලින් ඉහළම මට්ටමින් තරඟ කිරීමට පමණක් නොව එය අවබෝධ කර ගැනීමටත් උපරිම සහයෝගය සහ මගපෙන්වීම අපේක්ෂා කරන බව ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය රොෂාන් රණසිංහ මහතා එතුමාගෙන් ඉල්ලීමක් කර සිටියේය.

මෙම අවස්ථාවට ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම් කේ.මහේසන්, ක්‍රීඩා සංවර්ධන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් ආචාර්‍ය ෂේමාල් ප්‍රනාන්දු, ක්‍රීඩා වැරදි සෙවීමේ විශේෂ විමර්ශණ ඒකකයේ ජ්‍යේෂ්ඨ පොලිස් අධිකාරි ඩබ්.ඒ.ජේ.එච්.ෆොන්සේකා යන මහත්වරුන් ඇතුළු ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලිස් ජ්‍යේෂඨ නිළධාරීන් පිරිසක් සහභාගී විය.

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Strengthening Ties Through Sport: China Donates Five Dragon Boats to Sri Lanka

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The People’s Republic of China has donated five dragon boats worth LKR 5 million to Sri Lanka, marking a significant step in promoting water sports across the island.

The donation was made during the China-Sri Lanka Friendship Dragon Boat Championship, organized by NACKSL – the National Association of Canoeing and Kayaking Sri Lanka, held on May 31 at the Diyawanna Rowing Center. The championship saw the participation of 25 teams from various regions of the country.

The event was graced by:

  • Minister of Youth and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamagedara
  • Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Eranga Gunasekara
  • Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong

Trophies and certificates were awarded to the winning athletes, and the official handover of the dragon boats was completed at the same event.

A Symbol of Friendship and Cultural Exchange

Minister Gamagedara emphasized that the China-Sri Lanka Dragon Boat Championship, and the donation of dragon boats, symbolize the strong cultural, sporting, and diplomatic ties between the two nations. He extended his gratitude to the Chinese Embassy and stated that this generous gift would be instrumental in expanding and developing water sports across Sri Lanka.

“From North to South and East to West, we are committed to promoting water sports across the country,” said the Minister.

He further noted that this donation would help create pathways for Sri Lankan youth in canoeing, kayaking, and dragon boat racing, while also boosting sports tourism.

Celebrating Unity and National Inclusion

Special appreciation was extended to student participants from schools in Jaffna, highlighting the championship’s role in fostering national unity and showcasing the talent and commitment of young athletes from all regions.

The Deputy Minister also expressed hope that more youth with exceptional talent in water sports would be provided with sports scholarships in the future.

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Kusal Mendis Falls Short in High-Stakes IPL Eliminator Clash

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Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis failed to rise to the occasion during a crucial IPL 2025 Eliminator as Gujarat Titans fell short in their chase against Mumbai Indians at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh.

Chasing a steep target of 229, Gujarat Titans needed early momentum. While opener Sai Sudharsan led the charge with a composed 80 off 49 deliveries, Kusal Mendis—expected to play a key supporting role—could not live up to expectations on this competitive stage.

Mendis, who had the platform to make an impact, started aggressively with two sixes in his 10-ball 20 but threw away his wicket in an uncharacteristic manner—getting out hit wicket to Mitchell Santner. In a high-pressure match where composure was vital, Mendis’s dismissal was a major setback for GT, stalling their momentum during a promising phase of the innings.

This was an opportunity for Mendis to demonstrate consistency and reliability at the highest level of franchise cricket, especially with the eyes of selectors and fans fixed on performances under pressure. However, the lack of game awareness and a reckless approach led to a soft exit at a crucial moment.

GT eventually managed 208/6, falling short by 20 runs. With Mendis’s early exit, the middle order was left exposed to the mounting run rate, and despite brief resistance from Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia, the chase fizzled out.

While Mendis has shown flashes of brilliance in previous matches, this performance serves as a reminder of the demands of knockout-stage cricket. With playoffs being the toughest test of mental and technical strength, Sri Lanka’s white-ball star must tighten his game to deliver when it matters most.

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Awareness Media Briefing on New Sports Regulations

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A special media briefing on the new regulations under the Sports Act was held on May 30, 2025, at the Department of Government Information, with the aim of raising public awareness on the upcoming changes to Sri Lanka’s sports governance framework.

The event featured key officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, including:

  • Sunil Kumara Gamagedara – Minister of Youth and Sports
  • Sugath Thilakaratne – Deputy Minister of Sports
  • Aruna Bandara – Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • Shemal Fernando – Director General of Sports
  • Priyantha Ekanayake – Chairman, National Sports Council

These leaders addressed the media on the impact, scope, and enforcement of the new regulations, highlighting their importance in ensuring transparency, accountability, and modernization in Sri Lanka’s sports sector.

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